New Medtronics Models

The newer models are MRI tolerant and include add'l functions. Have any of your cardio doctors offered opinions/recommendations compared to the Adapta predecessors?

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Interesting news...

by golden_snitch - 2013-05-14 02:05:41

Hi!

Well, I just learned yesterday that all this talk about pacer/ICD patients not being able to undergo an MRI is nonsense. My EP professor says, he doesn't understand why there has been so much discussion and fear about this, but his and all of his colleagues - he works at a huge university heart centre - experience is that we can safely undergo an MRI. There are certain precautions that need to be taken, but then it's perfectly safe. We're actually looking into an MRI to check my reconstructed vena cava superior. He's discussing this with the head of the radiology department, but the question is not whether it's safe for me, but rather if an MRI gives us the best images of the SVC or if a CT is probably better. Here's a great article from Johns Hopkins totally supporting what my EP said:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/hopkins_study_finds_mri_tests_safe_for_people_with_implanted_cardiac_devices_when_certain_guidelines_are_followed

I trust my EP 300%, and if he and the head of radiology think I can safely have that MRI, then I'll go for it!

Best wishes
Inga

new or replacement?

by Tracey_E - 2013-05-14 12:05:15

Is this your first or a replacement? Because an mri safe pm doesn't do any good if you have old leads, if the leads aren't mri safe also, you can't have an mri. If you are getting your first one, I would definitely choose mri safe. I consider that the number one downside to having a pm.

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